Charlotte donors give $9,500 for boy killed in hit-and-run

The GoFundMe account set up Monday to pay funeral-related expenses for a 6-year-old Charlotte boy killed in a hit-and-run Sunday had raised more than $9,500 Thursday morning. The goal is $10,000.

Family members said Wednesday that a date has not yet been set for the funeral, but expenses are estimated in the $11,000 range. The boy’s father is a construction worker and his mother is a part-time babysitter.

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Police said Thursday they have identified and are searching for a suspect in the case: Juan Antonio Quintanilla-Garza, 32. The van itself was found Tuesday on the 9800 block of Idlewild Road in Matthews, police said. The discovery was made via a tip to Mint Hill police Tuesday.

Anthony and his mother and sister were crossing Eastway Drive at the time of the accident, returning home from paying a light bill. The mother and sister were not injured.

Anyone with information about the driver is asked to call Detective Steve Williams with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department at 704-432-2169 or Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.